Dreamweaver CS4 runs ok but fails to close correctly. Cannot run again until previous instance is killed.

I have a clean install of a recently purchased copy (10.0, build 4117) of Dreamweaver CS4 (twice now). I start DW and do absolutely nothing except exit. The program seems to close ok and all windows are closed. However, I cannot runb DW again, if I do , it just hangs during startup at some point before any windows are opened. A look at the task manager shows the previous instance of CS4 is still running. If I kill dreamweaver.exe then I can run CS4 again.
If I use DW then everything seems to work ok and all of the extentions I have purchase install and work fine too. I even imported a large NetObjects website and is was 100% correct (I was surprised).
I have removed AVG, I do not have an Acer, I have renamed the config folder and I am about to throw the towel in.
I have checked the registry and all is ok with the hives.
The system is: AMD Athlon X2 running XP-Pro SP3, 2GB Ram, 2 X 300GB HDD with plenty of free space, no internal firewall, AVG removed (after scan), ATI Graphics. I have never had Dreamwaever on this PC before and all extensions are now removed.
For any techies reading this I discovered that, after clsing DW, the task is still running with 17 threads. Slowly, at about one per minute, the number of threads drops to 12 but drops no further even if you leave is 24 hours.
The installation was fault free (both times!). The program loads ok and works ok. So, why does a fresh copy of DW with no website created or any configuration changes of any form fail to shutdown correclty?
Any ideas?

You've already tried the suggestions I normally make if there is a problem with running DW... I really can't help you with your problem and as no-one else has submitted a reply generally there's no-one with an answer.
I can only suggest that you contactAdobe Support and outline what you just did in your post here... hopefully they'll be able to sort this o9ut for you.
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